High unemployment in the 1990s prompted policy responses at supranational as well as
national levels, notably the OECD Jobs Strategy and the European Employment
Strategy. Both strategies reflect a supply-side orientation, but the European
strategy pays more attention to the role of ‘social partners’,
the potential negative consequences of certain policy responses, and the
interconnections between employment and social protection policies. Each strategy
was subject to evaluation by its sponsor and, regardless of evidence, was judged a
success. Thus, even if there is ‘one view of the labour market’
and there are, perhaps, ‘two views of the welfare state’, there
is also a shared approach to evaluation.
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